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Shoehive is a lightweight TS/JS game server framework designed to create a simple platform for building multiplayer table games. It runs in a Node.js environment and is designed to be easily integrated with a React frontend with the sidecar shoehive-react-client package.

I built this framework to learn more about building multiplayer games and to create a simple platform for building tabletop games. After building a few games without it, I decided to extract the framework to provide simplicity and a standardised API for building games.

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Features

- Simple API
  - Build your game logic in a single module and register it with the server.
- Command System
  - Register commands with the server and execute them with parameters.
- Game State Management
  - Manage the state of the game with a simple state machine.
- Realtime Gameplay
  - Update the game state in realtime with a WebSocket server.
- Client-Server Communication
  - Send messages to the server and receive responses.
- Authentication
  - Authenticate users with a JWT token and manage financial transactions.
- Lobby System
  - Manage lobbies with a simple lobby system.

You can find the repository here, as well as examples and documentation here.